'In Global Deforestation Runyan and D'Odorico bring together in a single analysis, better than anyone else to date, a consideration of deforestation's ecological impacts and human drivers. Their linked discussions of these processes provide the reader with an unparalleled appreciation of the importance of forest losses for our future.' Thomas K. Rudel, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Preface; 1. Introduction: patterns and drivers of deforestation; 2. Hydrological and climactic impacts of deforestation; 3. Biogeochemical impacts of deforestation; 4. Irreversibility of deforestation; 5. Economic impacts and drivers of deforestation; 6. Synthesis and future impacts of deforestation; References; Index.
